The Government is to extend the £5,000 grant scheme open to anyone who buys a car with plug-in electric power.
It is part of a £500 million move to encourage car owners – and city authorities – to take up the electric car baton and run with it.
The initiative will give cities a chance to win government funding to further the sales of electric cars in their areas, for example by allowing them to use bus lanes or park for free.
Of the total investment, £32 million is earmarked for infrastructure boosts to increase the number of charging points that are currently available.
The £5,000 incentive scheme, which can be used against cars like the Nissan Leaf and Renault Zoe, will continue until 2020, or until at least 50,000 grants have been awarded.